Sunset & Bioluminescent Plankton Kayaking Lan Ha bay

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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 98 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Great trip!!

  The tour was very well organized and really fun. Seeing the plankton was magical!! We had a great time! The food was adequate.

  675robynlOctober 2025via Tripadvisor

• 3Meh

  The tour was fine. Nothing exceptional. Massive tour with very little personality. The dinner on board wasn’t nice at all. If you’re vegan, you’ll eat nothing.

  histevenperuggiOctober 2025via Viator

• 5Amazing!

  Such a special evening. Thanks so much to our guide Tilo and his lovely team. Everything was perfect. The boat was comfortable and they had everything we could need. Including a fab dinner. We spent some time on monkey island and then sunset and dinner. And Tilo then took us kayaking to see the phosphorescent plankton. Jumping it to swim was magical. Back on board for ice tea, tunes and a stunning ride back among the cliffs. Our trip was arranged through Beka travel. Beka have gone above and beyond for us on this 3 week trip to Vietnam. 🙏

  JackOCanadaJuly 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5One of the best experiences in Vietnam

  This boat trip was incredible and one of the highlights of my trip to Vietnam! The guides were all so lovely and informative, the bbq food was amazing especially the fresh clams straight from the water. We kayaked around Lan Ha Bay before and after dark. Both were very fun, but after dark was magical seeing the plankton. Really amazing trip thank you!

  A4335NOelliecFebruary 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Amazing experience!

  We saw many bioluminescent plankton! Tour guides were helpful and cooked the bbq dinner for us. The food was also great, and made for an overall unique experience.

  P8440XPjasonkFebruary 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Such a fun experience!...

  Such a fun experience! Tom was a great guide, had a lot of information about the people of Cat Ba and spoke English very well! We got to see the floating villages and some monkeys, Tom cooked dinner for us and the kayaking was awesome! Would recommend

  Jackie_SFebruary 2025via Viator

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How it compares in Cat Ba

• Its from-price is 27% below the median of the 304 experiences we list in Cat Ba.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 24 of 304.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cat Ba

Cat Ba is a rugged limestone island at the edge of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, with forest, beaches, caves, fishing villages and the rare Cat Ba langur.

Cat Ba is the largest island of the Cat Ba archipelago in northern Vietnam, at the southern edge of Ha Long Bay, a mass of limestone hills, forest and mangrove. Cat Ba town, a harbour of fishing boats and seafood restaurants, is the main settlement. Much of the island is Cat Ba National Park, home to the golden-headed langur, one of the rarest primates in the world, as well as macaques, squirrels and birds.

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